Fiction Finalists for Finalists for the National Magazine Awards
Literary journals and major magazines topped the list of stories nominated for the National Magazine Award for Fiction, part of the annual “Ellies” presented by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME).
Overall, only 20 magazines received multiple nominations in 23 different categories. The New Yorker led the list with ten nominations–including two nominations in the Fiction category. In the fiction category, the nominated stories were published by The Antioch Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, McSweeney’s Quarterly, and The New Yorker.
The complete list of stories and authors follows after the jump.
The Antioch Review
Robert S. Fogarty, Editor
For “The Coat,” by Uwe Timm, translated by Robert C. Conard, Summer
McSweeney’s Quarterly
Dave Eggers, Editor
For “Memory Wall,” by Anthony Doerr, October 1; “Raw Water,” by Wells Tower, October 1; “Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events,” by Kevin Moffett, March 3
The New Yorker
David Remnick, Editor
For “In the South,” by Salman Rushdie, May 18; “War Dances,” by Sherman Alexie, August 10 and 17; “Diary of an Interesting Year,” by Helen Simpson, December 21 and 28
The New Yorker
David Remnick, Editor
For “A Tiny Feast,” by Chris Adrian, April 20; “The Tiger”s Wife,” by Tea Obreht, June 8 and 15; “Victory Lap,” by George Saunders, October 5
Virginia Quarterly Review
Ted Genoways, Editor
For “The Vanishing American,” by Leslie Parry, Fall; “Fauntleroy’s Ghost,” by Vinnie Wilhelm, Winter
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